Champs Chicken
Bottom line
- Total investment $9K – $349K including a $0 franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 71/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -7.2% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Champs Chicken unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
46%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Champs Chicken franchisees operate quick-service chicken restaurants, handling daily food preparation, customer service, inventory management, and staff supervision. The business model focuses on chicken-based menu items with varying formats from small kiosks to full-service locations depending on the investment tier.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 28 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Champs Chicken presents HIGH RISK due to system contraction, multi-state regulatory violations, undisclosed financials, and evidence of franchisor-franchisee disputes over payments.
Score breakdown · what drove the 71 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNegative unit growth (-3.6% YoY) indicates system contraction and potential franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MEDMultiple regulatory violations across three states (Missouri, Illinois, Washington) suggesting compliance issues and operational negligence
- 03MINORZero franchise fee with $0–$349K investment range is unusually broad, indicating unclear or inconsistent franchise model
- 04MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosure (missing Item 19) prevents validation of profitability claims
- 05HIGHActive litigation regarding rebates suggests franchisor-franchisee financial disputes and broken promises
- 06MINORSuspended registration in Illinois and permit violations in Washington indicate franchisor failed basic legal obligations
- 07MINORDeclining unit count combined with non-disclosure makes it impossible to assess franchisee success rates
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
54 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Champs Chicken · FDD (2024) PDF